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Defamation

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An action for defamation can be an effective legal tool to prevent or mitigate critical and unfair media coverage affecting a person’s reputation. It can also offer a remedy after publication occurs in the form of damages.
If you have concerns that you or your business has been subject to adverse publicity, or feel you’ve been unfairly treated, you need to know your legal options.

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Overview

Keypoint's lawyers give publishers and broadcasters pre-publication and post-publication advice and also represent those who feel they have been aggrieved by the media. Our team has expertise in defamation law, and has acted in several high-profile defamation suits for and against media organisations. Our lawyers' experience of assisting clients with extremely sensitive and damaging defamation issues means that we are able to provide robust and speedy solutions to any situation.

Keypoint's experts provide a full range of advice to clients on issues of this nature, in particular:

Vaughan is an experienced lawyer focusing on insolvency, corporate restructures and commercial litigation. He has acted for companies, lenders and banks in a broad range of litigious matters and is the trusted adviser of many of Melbourne’s leading insolvency practitioners. Prior to joining Keypoint, Vaughan was a partner in a boutique Melbourne law firm, and before that, senior associate at Mills Oakley. Separate to insolvency and commercial litigation, Vaughan has expertise in defamation law.

Rose specialises in pre-publication advice advising on issues such as defamation, privacy, breach of confidence and copyright. She has extensive experience of advising publishers, broadcasters and individuals. Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2007, Rose worked in the media departments of H2O Law and Olswang.

Simon is an experienced dispute resolution lawyer, having spent over ten years with a leading City practice prior to joining Keystone Law in 2009. Simon advises clients across a wide range of industries. He is well versed in a variety of dispute resolution techniques including litigation, international and domestic arbitration, mediation, expert determination, early neutral evaluation and adjudication.

Patrick is a highly experienced civil dispute resolution solicitor with a wide-ranging international litigation and arbitration practice. His cases are conducted under numerous procedural and substantive laws and forums, including ICC, LCIA, ad hoc and local courts and he has acted for many high profile individuals and world-leading corporations/entities.
Patrick qualified as a barrister before becoming a solicitor. Before joining Keystone Law, Patrick spent 25 years in leading City practices, 18 years of which were as a partner.

Oliver has over 20 years’ experience settling disputes involving a wide range of commercial and intellectual property matters. He specialises in company and financial services disputes as well as trademark, copyright and libel claims. Oliver acts for both UK and international companies and has particular experience advising Russian entities. He has practised with a successful City firm and two leading West End media practices.

Mark is both a civil and criminal litigation specialist who conducts the majority of his work in the area of Financial Services, often against the State, in particular HMRC, the Serious Fraud Office and the Financial Conduct Authority. Many of his cases conclude in the Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights and involve real points of principle.

Nicola is an experienced media and intellectual property lawyer, who specialises in giving commercial advice to publishing clients on pre-publication issues. She also has extensive litigation experience. Nicola was previously at niche media law firm, Best and Soames, and before that at Pinsents and Biddle & Co.

Keypoint Law Pty Limited (ABN 81 168 229 909) is an incorporated legal practice registered with the Law Society of New South Wales under the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW). Keypoint Law has been established by Keystone Law Limited, an award winning United Kingdom law firm.